Representative  James C. "Jim" Frishe Majority Whip
(2010 - 2012)

District 54
Republican

• View Original From the left, Rep. Richard Corcoran, R-New Port Richey; Rep. James C. "Jim" Frishe, R-St. Petersburg; and Rep. Robert C. "Rob" Schenck, R-Spring Hill, confer on the House floor, January 25, 2012.
• View Original Appropriations Chairman Rep. Denise Grimsley, R-Sebring, is lauded as she was thanked by Speaker Cannon for her superb leadership on the budget as the House session drew to a close in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 7, 2011.
• View Original Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, offers an update during a floor recess in the final hours of the 2011 Legislature.
• View Original Majority Leader Carlos Lopez-Cantera, R-Miami, offers thumb down on a Medicaid Reform Amendment during debate on the House's Medicaid Reform, later approved, Thursday, March 31, 2011.
• View Original Education Committee Chairman Rep. William Proctor, R-St. Augustine, left, confers with Republican leaders regarding debate strategy at his floor desk during debate on the Student Success Act, SB736, considered Wednesday, March 16, 2011, in Tallahassee, Florida. The Act was approved by the House 80-39. From the right are Representatives: Denise Grimsley, James Frische, Majority Leader Carlos Lopez-Cantera and Proctor.
• View Original Majority Whip Rep. James Frishe, R-Belleaire Bluffs, left, and Majority Leader Rep. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, R-Miami, right, are thumbs up as they called for a positive vote on the House floor for the Student Success Act, SB736, Wednesday, March 16, 2011, in Tallahassee, Florida. The Act was approved by the House 80-39.

Member Information

Biographical Information

City of Residence:  St. Petersburg

Occupation:  Licensed Real Estate Broker-Consultant

Spouse:  Susan Burnett of St. Pete Beach

Child(ren):  William C. Frishe, Katherine F. Wehland, Erica M. Frishe

Grandchild(ren):  Gavin M. Wehland

Education:  Andrew College, A.A., 1969; University of Florida, B.A., 1971

Born:  April 6, 1949, Potsdam, NY

History:  Frederick Frishe of Louisville, Kentucky served as member of the 1860 Republican Presidential Nominating Convention, which nominated Abraham Lincoln.

Moved to Florida:  1956

Religious Affiliation:  Episcopal

Recreational Interest:  growing roses, Tampa Bay Rays baseball, University of Florida football

Committee Membership

House Redistricting Subcommittee     Vice Chair

Federal Affairs Subcommittee

Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee

Redistricting Committee

Rules & Calendar Committee

Legislative Service

House of Representatives 1984-1990

Elected to the House in 2006, reelected subsequently

Majority Whip 2010-2012

Majority Deputy Whip 2008-2010

Pinellas County Legislative Delegation, Chair 1989, 2010-2011, Vice Chair 1988, 2009-2010

Other Public Service

Pinellas County Republican Executive Committee 1978-present

Florida Federation of Young Republicans, State Chairman 1987-1989

Pinellas Park Board of Adjustment 1984

Affiliations

Bluffs Business Association

Clearwater Historical Society

Clearwater Beach Chamber of Commerce

Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce

Friends of Weedon Island

Largo/Mid-Pinellas Chamber of Commerce

Leadership St. Petersburg, graduate

PGCECG Homeowners Association

Pinellas County Historical Society

Pinellas County Republican Executive Committee, member

Pinellas Emergency Mental Health Services, past Board member

Pinellas Park Boys Club, past Board of Managers

St. Petersburg Jaycees, past member

Sheriff's Advisory Board

Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce

University of Florida Booster Club